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Plastic hardware? Metal hardware? Or hardware made from some exotic ceramic alloy? With thousands of materials available, choosing the right one for your industry and project can be a confusing process. How do you wade through all the options to ensure that you pick a material that gives you the best value?
While every kind of material can be useful depending on the application, at Craftech we’re a little partial to plastic hardware. … Read more

Oh, Nylon…the material of choice for so many. Invented in the early 1930’s by chemical giant DuPont, this trusty polymer is still an outstanding material for a wide variety of applications. Nylon is so well known that it tends to be the default choice for many first-time customers who are new to the vast world of plastics. Although nylon may seem like a safe multipurpose material pick, one must always carefully consider the requirements of a project when choosing a material for plastic fasteners. … Read more

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called on manufacturers to bring plants back to the United States. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he wants to make the state “open for business” again and encourage the expansion of small businesses throughout the state.
For Hudson, it has not been uncommon to hear a manufacturer is leaving town or downsizing its operation.
But Craftech Industries, one of the city’s longest-tenured manufacturers, … Read more

Considering using plastic fasteners in your marine, aquaculture, and boating applications? Here are some reasons we’d take plastics over metals under water any day:
1) Got rust? All metals except gold, platinum, and palladium will corrode. In wet and salty conditions, metal develops an iron oxide film (rust). Rust is active and accelerates corrosion, weakening the fastener.